Older sister of UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko Antonina Shevchenko told what she meant when she told her sister “you know it all yourself” during one of the breaks from the fight against Brazilian Tayla Santos on June 12.
The fight took place as part of a tournament in Singapore. The fight lasted all five rounds and ended with Shevchenko winning by split decision. Shevchenko, who defended the title for the 7th time in a row, has 23 MMA wins with three losses.
“I said ‘you know everything yourself,’ just so the others wouldn’t know that she knows. Actually, it seemed to be after round three, and I meant that if Valya doesn’t come out two rounds , we do not know what will happen.
– Valentina was not injured in this fight?
“No, no, everything was fine.
– And why did Valentina decide to transfer her opponent to the floor in the fifth round, when she had all the problems after losing positions on the floor?
– There were different situations: the first, second, third and fifth rounds are different pictures of the battle. At first, the opponent went behind her back when Valya started throwing her. But [Тайла Сантос], on the one hand, it is good in itself, and on the other hand, it was bigger this time. In general, she seemed able to counter and go behind his back. The same thing happened in the second and third rounds. In other words, in this battle and in these situations, she managed to lead the fight in her direction. And when I said “you know it all yourself”, I meant that Tayla can take advantage of the situation after the throws. I meant, “You don’t have to go into battle, you have great punching technique.”
– In other words, you would not support Valentina’s decision to fight in the fifth round.
– Listen, it’s important here that Valentina broke her in the fourth round and the fifth [Тайла Сантос] was already more broken, more tired. And Valino’s decision, I think, was like that, because she wanted to finish him off on the court and not bring him to a judge’s decision. The fight was in a standing position, it was not possible to knock out in a standing position. I think she wanted to throw it and finish on the ground, Shevchenko told .
Antonina, who has 9 wins and 4 losses in MMA, will play her next fight on July 9 in Las Vegas against American Courtney Casey. Read the 37-year-old athlete’s full interview on on July 8.
Source : MatchTV
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